MEXICO CITY PONDERS TRAFFIC REFORMS TO EASE GRIDLOCK
July 1st, 2013
Several years ago Mexico City (population 21 million in the metropolitan area) was at a traffic control crisis point, with a road network unable to accommodate the 6 million cars in the city (not to mention the 600 new vehicles hitting the streets daily), according to EMBARQ, the centre for sustainable transport of the World Research Institute. With an outdated public transportation system, gridlock and pollution were rampant - the city was ranked worst in the 2011 'commuter pain index' conducted by IBM, with commutes averaging three hours daily. The Mexico City ...
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